The Scot has won the FA Cup five times - but the last time was back in 2004.

And
after forcing the replay, the Old Trafford captain said: “We believe it’s important. We haven’t won the trophy for the last eight years and it’s a trophy we’re looking to win.

“We
showed that in how we celebrated the goal, and I’m hoping at home it will be a different game. I think we have a big squad and we can manage to have one more game.”

This third round tie was the fifth successive time Manchester United have been drawn again Premier League opposition in the FA Cup - and the 20th time in 25 rounds. Last season they beat Manchester City in the third round and then lost at Anfield.

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Old father time: Alex Ferguson arguing with fourth official at Upton Park

“We
want to stay in the competition and have a go at winning it,” Ferguson said. “We’ve had some terrible draws over the years and been knocked out
early, we don’t enjoy that.

“For us to be losing 2-1 in that game was amazing given the chances we created and the football we played.”

Vidic,
who still looked rusty in his third start after his second serious knee
injury, admitted United had to tighten up at the back.

“We
always know that on set-pieces they are a tough team to play against and eventually today they scored two against us from crosses,” said the Serb.

“They scored from the second ball which we should look at again, and we are definitely a bit disappointed. It’s something to talk about. We have the height in the team, we should deal better with that, but most important is that we managed to stay in the game and I believe at home it’s going to be a different game.”